The 2013 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 1–4 August at the
Old Course at St Andrews
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in
St Andrews
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, Scotland. It was the 37th
Women's British Open
The Women's Open (originally known as the Women's British Open, and still widely referred to by that name outside the UK) is a major championship in women's professional golf. It is recognised by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tou ...
, and the 13th as a
major championship on the
LPGA Tour
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. It was the second Women's British Open at St Andrews, the first was six years earlier in
2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
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.
ESPN
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televised the tournament in the United States and
BBC Sport
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broadcast the event in the United Kingdom.
Stacy Lewis
Stacy Lewis (born February 16, 1985) is an American professional golfer on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour. She has won two major championships: the Kraft Nabisco Championship in 2011 and the Women's British Open in 2013. She was ranked number one in ...
won her second major, two shots ahead of runners-up
Na Yeon Choi and
Hee Young Park. High winds on Saturday caused a suspension of play at mid-day until Sunday morning; the leaders played 36 holes on Sunday under clear skies and breezy conditions. It was Lewis' first win at the Women's British Open.
The win snapped at ten the longest streak in history without an American winning a women's major title. Lewis was the last American to win, at the
Kraft Nabisco Championship
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in April
2011
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, 28 months earlier. In between, the ten majors had all been won by Asian-born competitors.
Five years earlier, Lewis was a member of the winning
Curtis Cup
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team in 2008, played at St Andrews. She won all five of her matches at the Old Course in her final amateur competition.
[
]Inbee Park
Inbee Park (, or ; born 12 July 1988) is a South Korean professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour and the LPGA of Japan Tour. She has been the number one ranked player in the Women's World Golf Rankings for four separate runs: April 201 ...
's pursuit of a fourth straight major came up short as she faded in the final two rounds to
finish at 294 (+6), fourteen strokes back, in a tie for 42nd place.
Field
The field for the tournament was set at 144, and most earned exemptions based on past performance on the Ladies European Tour, the LPGA Tour, previous major championships, or with a high ranking in the Women's World Golf Rankings
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. The rest of the field earned entry by successfully competing in qualifying tournaments open to any female golfer, professional or amateur, with a low handicap.
There were 15 exemption categories for the 2013 Women's British Open.
#The top 15 finishers (and ties) from the 2012 Women's British Open.
#The top 10 Ladies European Tour
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members in the Women's World Golf Rankings not already exempt under category 1.
#The top 30 LPGA Tour
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members in the Women's World Golf Rankings not already exempt under category 1.
#The top 25 on the current LET money list not already exempt under category 1 or 2.
#The top 40 on the current LPGA Tour money list not already exempt under category 1 or 3.
#The top five on the current LPGA of Japan Tour
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(JLPGA) money list not already exempt under category 1, 2, 3 or 11.
#Winners of any recognised LET or LPGA Tour events in the calendar year 2013.
#Winners of the 2012 LET, LPGA, JLPGA and KLPGA money lists.
#Winners of the last 10 editions of the Women's British Open.
#Winners of the last five editions of one of the other three LPGA majors.
#Winner of the 2012 Japan LPGA Tour Championship Ricoh Cup.
#The leading five LPGA Tour members upon completion of 36 holes in the 2013 Manulife Financial LPGA Classic who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
#The leading three LET members in the 2013 ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters, who have entered the Championship and who are not otherwise exempt.
#The 2013 British Ladies Amateur
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champion, 2012 Ladies' British Open Amateur Stroke Play champion, 2012 U.S. Women's Amateur
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champion, 2012 International European Ladies Amateur Championship champion, and the Mark H. McCormack Medal holder provided they are still amateurs at the time of the Championship and a maximum of two other leading amateurs at the discretion of the Ladies' Golf Union.
#Any players granted special exemptions from qualifying by the Championship Committee.
Course
Previous length of the course for the Women's British Open:
* 2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
: , par 73 (#17 ''Road'' was played as a par 5)
Round summaries
First round
''Thursday, 1 August 2013''
Source:
Second round
''Friday, 2 August 2013''
Source:
Third round
''Saturday, 3 August 2013''
''Sunday, 4 August 2013''
Sunny skies for Saturday, but very high winds caused suspension of play just after noon, with those on the first page of the leaderboard yet to tee off. Play was not restarted, and the third round resumed early Sunday morning.
Source:
Final round
''Sunday, 4 August 2013''
The competitors kept their same pairing from the third round to expedite play, as the leaders had to complete 36 holes on Sunday. Lewis birdied the final two holes and waited for nearly an hour for the final pairing to finish. Her five-iron approach shot at the #17 Road Hole rolled to at the most difficult hole on the Old Course. On the final hole, Lewis used a putter for her approach from and then sank the birdie putt from .[
Source:]
Scorecard
''Final round''
''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par''
Source:[
]
References
External links
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LPGA.com
- Women's British Open - microsite
Ladies European Tour: Women's British Open
Ladies Golf Union: Women's British Open
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Women's British Open
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The Women's Open (originally known as the Women's British Open, and still widely referred to by that name outside the UK) is a major championship in women's professional golf. It is recognised by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tou ...
Women's British Open
The Women's Open (originally known as the Women's British Open, and still widely referred to by that name outside the UK) is a major championship in women's professional golf. It is recognised by both the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tou ...